COMPANY NEWS; FORD TO INVEST $290 MILLION IN VIRGINIA TRUCK PLANT

The Ford Motor Company said yesterday that it would add 400 jobs and invest $290 million at an assembly plant in Norfolk, Va., to support increased production of F-series pickup trucks starting in late 1995. Ford said the investment would increase daily production to 720 trucks from 653. The expansion comes as Ford and other companies are trying to increase truck manufacturing capacity to meet booming demand. The new jobs at Norfolk would increase the plant's employment to 2,200.

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